Hebe

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See also: Hébé, hebe, and hebe-

Translingual

Veronica elliptica (syn. Hebe elliptica)

Etymology

From the goddess.

Proper noun

Hebe f

  1. Shrubby veronica
    1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae.
    2. A taxonomic section within the family Plantaginaceae – Veronica sect. Hebe.

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English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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A statue of Hebe
Hebe astronomical symbol

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē, literally “Youth, Prime of Life”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hebe

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth, and a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Her Roman counterpart is Juventas.[1]
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek
  3. (astronomy) 6 Hebe, a main-belt asteroid.
Translations

Etymology 2

Short for Hebrew.

Pronunciation

Noun

Hebe (plural Hebes)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A Jew.
    • 2005, “Creed, OK”, in Carnivàle, episode 17:
      Well, that's what you get for betting on a Hebe.
      What did you say?
      I'm just saying
      Max Baer ain't no Jew.
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Ovid does not detect a unity of Hera (Juno) and Hebe (Juventas): he opens Fasti via with a dispute between Juno and Juventas claiming patronage of the month of June (on-line text).

Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.bɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɛ
  • Syllabification: He‧be

Proper noun

Hebe f (indeclinable)

  1. (Greek mythology) Hebe
  2. (astronomy) Hebe

Further reading

  • Hebe in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hēbē, from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Hebe f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hebe (goddess of youth)
  2. a female given name from Ancient Greek

Turkish

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Proper noun

Hebe

  1. (Greek mythology) Hebe
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